Whenever we told people about my sabbatical, everyone assumed we were going to be spending the entire time lazing on a beach …. but it’s only now, 5 months in, that we are doing that!!!! We have arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia’s answer to Thailand’s beaches, and have joined the scores of gap yearers soaking up the sun and living the easy life.
Yesterday, after a slow start to the day and an amazing breakfast at our guest house (home-made muesli and real bread and ham), we made our way to remote and empty Otres Beach, a bumpy tuck-tuck ride away from the main drag. There are still a few beach shacks for food and sun loungers but far less people and – Greg’s day – a windsurf rental place!!!! While I spent the day being a lady of leisure, reading and dozing in the sun, Greg was out a surfer dude. In between our individual pursuits, we drank beer and snacked on fresh crab and langoustines, that ladies sell and peel for you along the beach. The day was rounded off with an amazing sea food bbq on the main beach, a whole load of drinks and dancing til the small hours of the night, under the stars and rain (it is the rainy season after all). Both G and I felt as if we had stepped back in time and were reliving our uni days, dancing to club anthems and few party classics (Faye, G made a valiant effort to match our crazy dancing to “Its raining men” but it just wasn’t the same without you… sorry G, still love you though!!!!) Today our heads (well, mine really, I am such a lightweight) hurts but hey … what can you do?
Off to work on my tan now, while G will perfects his windsurfing.
Love and miss you all
Cxxxx
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